I CAN. I WILL. WATCH ME.

Many strive to be the strong, independent, self-motivated pillars for others. Yet, even the most resilient can find their nervous system overwhelmed by the cumulative weight of expectations, betrayals, grief, and loneliness. I didn't want to live anymore, I wanted to let it all go, and then something happened. An old friend reached out and asked, "Have you had enough? Ready to level up?" As much as I wanted to say no, I said yes. And that yes has turned into something remarkably magical.

Waking to find myself laying in a hospital bed, I felt helpless and defeated.

No one saw how close I was. No one really asked. The world just expected me to "bounce back." The cycle of depletion continued, an attempt to fix a mindset while the body cried out for help.

That simple question, and my unexpected "yes," marked a turning point. A decision was made to commit for 21 days, a final, honest effort. The focus shifted from 'fixing feelings' to clearing the biological 'static' that was preventing the brain from hearing the heart.

By Day 21, a profound shift occurred. Gratitude, motivation, fearlessness, and power emerged. The past's hold lessened, future fears diminished, and a presence in body and breath became the new reality.

A realization dawned: though wings may have been clipped, a double-winged capacity for flight now existed.